An adult Atlantic Brant at the Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (2/24/2006). Note the white chevron on the neck.

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Brant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/3/2012).

Photo by Dan Haas MBP List

A Brant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/3/2012).

Photo by Dan Haas MBP List

A Brant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/3/2012).

Photo by Dan Haas MBP List

A flock of adult Atlantic Brant off Assateague Island, Maryland (11/7/2009).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Brant in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/2/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Kurt Schwarz MBP List

Brant in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/29/2022). (c) Greg, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 675465 - Psn: 55)

Brant in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/29/2022). (c) Greg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2008). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 526341 - Psn: 65)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2008). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/15/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Wayne Longbottom MBP List

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 326975 - Psn: 68)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A flock of Atlantic Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/16/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Stasz MBP List

A Brant in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/1/2018).

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A flock of Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/7/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Stasz MBP List

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/12/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1301679 - Psn: 155)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/12/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/30/2011). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 657803 - Psn: 175)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/30/2011). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2021). (c) tcluderay, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 351990 - Psn: 176)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2021). (c) tcluderay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Brant in Baltimore City, Maryland (11/15/2025). (c) Wendy J. Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Status

Common October to May along the coast and coastal bays of Worcester County, but rare across the rest of the state. Formerly wintered in large numbers in the Chesapeake Bay into the 1960s. One accepted record of Black Brant from Ocean City in 2004.

Where To Find

Easily found on Sinepuxent Bay in winter. Scan from vantage points around Ocean City and Assateague Island. Often present at the Ocean City Inlet and near Skimmer Island.

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An adult Atlantic Brant at the Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (2/24/2006). Note the white chevron on the neck. Media by Bill Hubick.

A Brant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/3/2012). Media by Dan Haas.

A flock of adult Atlantic Brant off Assateague Island, Maryland (11/7/2009). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Brant in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/2/2018). View Record Details Media by Kurt Schwarz.

Brant in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/29/2022). (c) Greg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Greg via iNaturalist.

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2008). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/15/2017). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

A flock of Atlantic Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/16/2006). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

A Brant in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/1/2018). View Record Details Media by Scott Young.

A flock of Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/7/2016). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/12/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/30/2011). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2021). (c) tcluderay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by tcluderay via iNaturalist.

Brant in Baltimore City, Maryland (11/15/2025). (c) Wendy J. Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) View Record Details Media by Wendy Alexander.